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Air temperature shows unstable profiles during the day and stable profiles during the night. Therefore, canopy temperature is generally higher than that of the air during the day and lower during the night. Heat transfer between the crop and the atmosphere is sustained by turbulence and will be more effective the higher the wind speed, i.e. when aerodynamic resistance is low. In situations of unstable atmosphere, turbulence is enhanced (by added thermal turbulence) while in a stable condition turbulence is reduced. The water vapor content of the atmosphere can be expressed by different variables (vapor pressure, relative humidity, vapor pressure deficit, mixing ratio, vapor density). The flow of water vapor (equivalent to energy spent as latent heat) between the crop and the atmosphere is directly proportional to the vapor pressure difference and inversely proportional to the sum of the canopy and aerodynamic resistances.
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Villalobos, F.J., Mateos, L., Testi, L., Fereres, E. (2016). Air Temperature and Humidity. In: Villalobos, F., Fereres, E. (eds) Principles of Agronomy for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46116-8_5
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